Get only Asp.Net Controls or Serverside Controls in Code

Question

Hi All, How i can get or loop through only server side controls not html controls in c#. Thanks Vish

Iftikar Hussain · Answer

all server control start with Regards, Iftikar

Vishwas Kadamannaya · Answer

Ok i understand, but is there any way to avoid other controls except , i mean i need to get only those controls start with In the below case accept : label avoid : head,form Thanks Vishwas

Iftikar Hussain · Answer

No, You will not able to get client controls in ServerSide. You can only those control which are runat="server". You need to loop through only if you don't want to check control by using index in your code behind. otherwise if you know how many server control are exist, in that case you can use like var ctrl1 = form1.Controls[0]; var ctrl2 = form1.Controls[1]; var ctrl3 = form1.Controls[2]; Regards, Iftikar

Vishwas Kadamannaya · Answer

Thanks Iftikar, Rather than looping through all controls, in the above your example, i want to get only textbox (only server control), is there any thing which i can seperate like.. if ( controltype == html) break; if(controltype == servercontrol) { do something }) Thanks Vish.

Iftikar Hussain · Answer

No,You can try aa you will get out put as LiteralControl TextBox LiteralControl Button LiteralControl Regards, Iftikar

Vishwas Kadamannaya · Answer

i only want to get all the controls in the page that have (runat="server").

Vishwas Kadamannaya · Answer

but, this will take even html controls also

Iftikar Hussain · Answer

Hi, You can do like this protected void BtnClick(object sender, EventArgs e) { foreach (Control ctrl in form1.Controls) { Response.Write(ctrl.GetType().Name + " "); } } Regards, Iftikar

Get only Asp.Net Controls or Serverside Controls in Code

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